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Part 2 begins with meeting at the Celebration Pavilion in beautiful Pinafore Park followed by a walking tour around Lake Margaret that will focus on naturalizing areas and pollinators.
Learn about native plants, bat boxes, reduction of invasive species, native plantings and future plans! DATE: June 21st TIME: 10am-12pm LOCATION: Meet at Lion's Club Celebration Pavilion in Pinafore Park *the pavilion can be found on the south side of the park and has a red roof. |
Join us in the cozy community room of Memorial Centre on March 16th for an interactive talk about Spring and how to get a head start in the off-season.
Dive into the world of horticulture therapy with our keynote speaker, Guinevere Kern before gleaning insights from local farmers from Mistyglen Creamery, Our Fields, and Brandywine, as they share their secrets for prepping the land and getting excited for the season ahead. And finally hear firsthand from our own City Parks department about their springtime schedule! Due to space limitations registration is required. DATE: March 16th TIME: 1pm-4pm LOCATION: Memorial Centre Community Room, 80 Wilson Ave. |
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Guinevere Kern is a passionate advocate, educator, and practitioner who strives to encourage curiosity, find nourishment, and build hope through the transformative power of horticulture.
Her current roles include working at Homewood Health Center in the Horticultural Therapy Department, teaching with Landscape Ontario’s GROW training program as a Horticulture Technical Instructor, and advocating for the professional development of Horticultural Therapy as a viable therapeutic modality. Guinevere has completed an intensive 1000-hour Horticultural Therapy Internship specializing in therapeutic gardening and community development, founded a Horticultural Therapy Program in a long-term care facility, and was lead Nature Therapist for people in recovery from Motorized Vehicle Accidents. Her horticulture background includes the University of Guelph in the Department of Plant Agriculture in 2 native wildflower and ornamental plant research, nursery, landscape, and greenhouse work in Canada, and organic agriculture in the United States. She is an active member of the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA), American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA), and sits on the CHTA Education Committee. Guinevere brings a transdisciplinary approach to health and wellness that invites us to cultivate the precious interconnected relationship between plants, the broader environment, ourselves, and one another. |
Our Fields
Roger and Romina have been organically farming two acres of land in Aylmer since 2018. They sell their vegetables and homemade small batch preserves at Horton Farmers’ Market and Covent Garden Farmers’ Market. |
Mistyglen Creamery
Mistyglen is a 50-60 cow robotic dairy farm with an on farm processing facility allowing a full farm to table experience. Our current product line consists of minimally processed non homogenized white & chocolate milk, traditional cup set yogurt, fresh cheese curds every Friday with over 13 flavours and dry curd cottage cheese. We love to educate the public on agricultural practices and host open houses with a goal of a more inclusive agri-tourism as we continue to grow. |
Brandywine
We are currently doing a variety of farming on 18 acres, plus 35 acres in cash crops and another 20 acres for hay. Our main focus is grass-fed lamb (hence the hay) but we also grow garden veggies for sale at the market (as well as making preserves that we sell and stock our panty with), eggs, honey and maybe some maple syrup this year. We sell our products at local farmers’ markets as well as from the farm gate. |